Synthesis 2004(2): 295-297  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-815919
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Copper Triflate as a Useful Catalyst for the High-Yielding Preparation of α-Acetyloxyphosphonates under Solvent-Free Conditions

Habib Firouzabadi*, Nasser Iranpoor*, Sara Sobhani, Zohreh Amoozgar
Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71454, Iran
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Received 1 October 2003
Publication Date:
13 January 2004 (online)

Abstract

A high-yielding and convenient procedure for the efficient conversion of α-hydroxyphosphonates to α-acetyloxyphosphonates using acetic anhydride in the presence of catalytic amounts of copper triflate is described.